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New York: The United Nations health agency is urging European countries to work more closely together to combat measles – which is entirely preventable – after a surge in the number of cases across the continent since the start of the year.

New York: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire today deplored the ongoing fighting in neighbourhoods of the commercial capital, Abidjan, warning that the clashes could threaten efforts to restore peace and security following the recent post-electoral crisis.

New York: The world must dramatically step up its existing efforts to conquer malaria if it is to reach the goal of near zero deaths from the disease – which, despite being preventable and curable, currently kills almost 800,000 people every year – by 2015, the United Nations warns today.

New York: The United Nations political affairs chief today voiced concern over the continuing deadlock in peace talks aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and urged both parities to make bold and decisive steps to end the stalemate and to avoid violence and provocative actions that could undermine political efforts.

LUCKNOW: Communist Part of India (CPI) will launch state-wide agitation against Mayawati government from May to focus on large scale corruption and anti-people policies as also deterioration in law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The heavy polling in the April 13 Assembly elections has spawned a host of theories on who will benefit from it.

BHOPAL: After keeping the two top positions in the Madhya Pradesh Congress set-up vacant for more than a year, the Congress President Ms. Sonia Gandhi has finally filled up the two vacancies. The two positions were: state Congress President and leader of the Congress legislature party. The CLP leader, by virtue of the Congress’ being the largest opposition contingent in the Assembly, automatically acquires the status of the leader of opposition.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $17.51 billion in financing operations last year, according to ADB's 2010 Annual Report released ahead of the 44th Annual Meeting to be held from 3 to 6 May in Ha Noi, Viet Nam.

New York: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today urged the parties to the political unrest gripping Yemen to protect children at all costs as the number of minors killed or injured during the recent violence continues to rise.

New York: The Security Council committee tasked with spearheading efforts to tackle terrorism began a three-day meeting today with regional organizations that is aimed at accelerating and unifying international strategies to defeat the scourge.